Early bird pricing for Western Growers 92nd Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, ends tonight. Register now to save! Don’t miss out on the opportunity to join the brightest minds in agriculture during the WG Annual Meeting on October 29 – November 1, 2017, for a discounted rate. This year’s event includes dynamic and engaging ...
Early bird pricing for Western Growers 92nd Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, ends tonight. Register now to save! Don’t miss out on the opportunity to join the brightest minds in agriculture during the WG Annual Meeting on October 29 – November 1, 2017, for a discounted rate. This year’s event includes dynamic and engaging ...
Last week, the Advisory Board of the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology met in Salinas, Calif., to discuss strategies and tactics to advance agtech, as well as hear “speed pitches” from 15 of the 45 startups working out of the Center. The Advisory Board, comprised of WGCIT sponsors and leaders from the most ...
Western Growers will premiere its AgSharks showcase event at Western Growers 92nd Annual Meeting in Las Vegas on October 31, 2017. AgSharks is a new initiative launched by Western Growers and S2G Ventures (Seed 2 Growth) to identify key innovations in the fresh produce industry. “Western Growers has been leading the charge in accelerating the ...
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has re-evaluated some key provisions of the FSMA Produce Safety Rule’s ag water requirements in an effort to make implementation of the requirements easier and less costly for produce growers. In a “constituent update” released this morning, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., outlined a number of immediate next steps ...
Deploying a renewable energy project can have a lot of moving parts, and on Tuesday, September 26, Alta Energy will help you navigate through the complexity. Join us for our monthly Tech Talk, where Aaron Enz, CEO of Alta Energy, will help growers, processors and shippers better understand how to implement cost-effective sustainable solutions throughout ...
California and Arizona schools, grades K-12, can now apply for a grant up to $1,500 to support a new or existing school garden. In order to be eligible for the Western Growers Foundation School Garden Grant, the school or entity must be classified as one of the following: Public School Private Charter School Private school ...
Western Growers welcomes five new start-up companies to its Center for Innovation & Technology in Salinas, Calif. The Center now houses 47 total startups working on developing solutions to solve agriculture’s most pressing issues. The newest innovators in the Center include the following: AgTools LLC: AgTools provides game-changing intelligence to the agriculture market through…
Start-up companies who are inventing ag technologies now have the opportunity to compete for investments totaling up to $250,000 to support the development and growth of their businesses. Western Growers has officially opened the application period for AgSharks™, a new initiative where selected entrepreneurs will pitch their ideas to a panel of experts who will decide ...
Deploying a renewable energy project can have a lot of moving parts, and on Tuesday, September 26, Alta Energy will help you navigate through the complexity. Join us for our monthly Tech Talk, where Aaron Enz, CEO of Alta Energy, will discuss current and future clean energy opportunities for the fresh produce industry. The webinar ...
Western Growers and the United Fresh Produce Association have entered into a formal marketing agreement to jointly promote the Western Growers Shield™, a first-of-its-kind insurance program specifically designed to protect food companies from recall liability. Under the terms of the agreement, United Fresh will exclusively endorse and promote this proprietary program encompassing property,…
Tune in to the third installment of the “Food Safety Findings” four-part webinar series, where Western Growers experts condense research presentations from the Center for Produce Safety’s Research Symposium into actionable insights for members. Today’s newly released webinar highlights pertinent research and data surrounding validation of scientific processes as they relate to food…
Yesterday, Republican leaders working on tax reform proposals released a nine-page document highlighting the various components of what may be included in tax reform legislation moving through Congress later this year. The proposal mentions several key components of a new tax package, but also leaves several key matters completely or partially unaddressed. The Republican proposal would:…
CA, AZ K-12 schools can now apply for up to $1,500 grant IRVINE, Calif. (September 15, 2017) – The Western Growers Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2017 School Garden Program. Schools, grade K-12, in California and Arizona can now apply for a grant up to $1,500 to support a new or existing school ...
IRVINE, Calif. (September 18, 2017) – The United Fresh Produce Association (United Fresh) and Western Growers (WG) have entered into a formal marketing agreement to jointly promote the Western Growers Shield™, a first-of-its-kind insurance program specifically designed to protect food companies from recall liability. “This program represents an innovative solution to a critical bottom line…
Professional Compensation & HR Practices Surveys now available for purchase IRVINE, Calif. (September 19, 2017) – Western Growers has released its 2017 Professional Compensation and HR Practices Surveys, exclusive data on base pay, incentive pay, merit increases and health plan coverages of the California and Arizona produce industry. Information from the surveys provide valuable insight…
P.J. O’Rourke, who is known for his razor-sharp insights on national and world affairs, is considered one of America’s premier satirists on the conservative end of the political spectrum. His comments on the inner workings of Washington bureaucracy and the shifting political and economic landscape have been known to leave readers and audiences, alike, in ...
Not many companies—let alone a startup!—can tout that they have the ability to help farmers grow eight to 12 times more produce per acre, while using 95 percent less water. PowerGrow, one of 45 start-up companies housed in the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology, builds patented, renewable energy-powered, high-tech glass commercial greenhouses that ...
The number of people using social media around the world officially passed the three billion mark just last month. With one million new social media users every day, it makes good business sense to leverage platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram to gain insight into your target market, as well as influence public ...
Western Growers President & CEO Tom Nassif sent a letter to President Trump yesterday urging him not to withdraw from the U.S. – Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS). “I would strongly urge you to not withdraw from KORUS or any other existing trade agreement, the disruption that such actions would cause to the fresh produce ...